At the Ballet
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wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 14:17 last edited by
Remember, this person was too tall to be a ballerina...
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wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 14:19 last edited by
I wanna see someone lift "Sophia" during Swan Lake
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wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 14:22 last edited by
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wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 15:13 last edited by Doctor Phibes
It's clearly not going to be possible for this person to dance professionally in a regular sense. They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
I went out with a girl who was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Music, which is the musical equivalent of this place, and that was unbelievably hard to get into - she was very gifted, and still didn't make it. She missed out by a single place, I think.
You've got to wonder where we're going to end up when all this is done.
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It's clearly not going to be possible for this person to dance professionally in a regular sense. They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
I went out with a girl who was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Music, which is the musical equivalent of this place, and that was unbelievably hard to get into - she was very gifted, and still didn't make it. She missed out by a single place, I think.
You've got to wonder where we're going to end up when all this is done.
wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 16:23 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in At the Ballet:
They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
The hell you say...
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It's clearly not going to be possible for this person to dance professionally in a regular sense. They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
I went out with a girl who was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Music, which is the musical equivalent of this place, and that was unbelievably hard to get into - she was very gifted, and still didn't make it. She missed out by a single place, I think.
You've got to wonder where we're going to end up when all this is done.
wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 16:46 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in At the Ballet:
It's clearly not going to be possible for this person to dance professionally in a regular sense. They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
I went out with a girl who was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Music, which is the musical equivalent of this place, and that was unbelievably hard to get into - she was very gifted, and still didn't make it. She missed out by a single place, I think.
You've got to wonder where we're going to end up when all this is done.
Much less than mediocrity.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in At the Ballet:
They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
The hell you say...
wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 16:47 last edited by@George-K said in At the Ballet:
@Doctor-Phibes said in At the Ballet:
They weren't ever accepted at the Royal Academy for that reason.
The hell you say...
It's really unprofessional and unfair on her for them to take her on. It's great living your dream and all that, but it presumably isn't cheap living in the center of London, and paying whatever she's paying. This isn't a reality TV show, after all.
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@Axtremus said in At the Ballet:
The more creative you expect to be over time, the more risks you need to take on and the more experiments you need to do
Can't agree. Classical ballet has fixed rules governing the desired look, and if you want experimentation there are plenty of schools of dance already out there.
wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 17:39 last edited by@Catseye3 said in At the Ballet:
Classical ballet has fixed rules governing the desired look, and if you want experimentation there are plenty of schools of dance already out there.
A ballet academy need not be restricted to only refining classical ballet. Creativity is often essential to succeed at an artistic endeavor. It's quite alright, and it may even be essential for the artists, to occasionally branch out to see what else you can do with your art.
A couple of examples:
Link to video Link to videoIf you start from ballet then come out the other side as something else that can no longer be called ballet, that's OK too.
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wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 18:25 last edited by
Has anybody considered the dancer that didn’t make the cut in favor of this guy?
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Has anybody considered the dancer that didn’t make the cut in favor of this guy?
wrote on 13 Apr 2023, 19:09 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in At the Ballet:
Has anybody considered the dancer that didn’t make the cut in favor of this guy?
I have.
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@Catseye3 said in At the Ballet:
Classical ballet has fixed rules governing the desired look, and if you want experimentation there are plenty of schools of dance already out there.
A ballet academy need not be restricted to only refining classical ballet. Creativity is often essential to succeed at an artistic endeavor. It's quite alright, and it may even be essential for the artists, to occasionally branch out to see what else you can do with your art.
A couple of examples:
Link to video Link to videoIf you start from ballet then come out the other side as something else that can no longer be called ballet, that's OK too.
wrote on 14 Apr 2023, 11:56 last edited by@Axtremus said in At the Ballet:
Creativity is often essential to succeed at an artistic endeavor. It's quite alright, and it may even be essential for the artists, to occasionally branch out to see what else you can do with your art.
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@Axtremus said in At the Ballet:
Creativity is often essential to succeed at an artistic endeavor. It's quite alright, and it may even be essential for the artists, to occasionally branch out to see what else you can do with your art.
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@Axtremus said in At the Ballet:
Like classical music deterring loiterers.
LOL.
It's worked, hasn't it?
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wrote on 14 Apr 2023, 13:48 last edited by
JHHT
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Has anybody considered the dancer that didn’t make the cut in favor of this guy?
wrote on 14 Apr 2023, 14:08 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in At the Ballet:
Has anybody considered the dancer that didn’t make the cut in favor of this guy?
Somewhere deep down I have faith that a position was opened for this person, which did not take away from the normal positions.
I mean the admissions people are apes like everybody else, and they've devoted their lives to the pursuit of this art. The admissions category for this specimen would be beyond obvious for them, regardless of cultural programming.